IKEA LINNMON Mega Corner Desk

I wanted to have a nice big corner desk, but unfortunately IKEA GALANT have been discontinued. I looked and looked on Craigslist and after a while gave up. IKEA LINNMON corner desks didn’t cut it either, as they were not deep enough.

So decided to build one.

My requirements were:

Glossy white surface

Deep

Sturdy

No leg at the corner where I sit

Somewhere around ~200$

Originally I wanted to build the whole desk frame from 2x4s but after browsing IKEA as-is I found 7x ADILS legs for $1 each so that made the decision for me.

I used Sketchup to model the whole thing first, to know how much materials to buy and to see if this desk would fit into the room. After some research on joints I figured that dowel reinforced butt joints would be the easiest thing to use.

2 dowels are used at each joint then, secured that with corner braces.

Hey what tools will i need to do this, im moving into a new apartment and im turning one of the bedrooms into an office. The room is 10’x9’7″ any help would be great I’ve never really built anything before but this is the solution i need and cant find it anywhere. Looking to do basically the exact same thing you did but with file cabinets at each end.

This is amazing! I am prob going to try and build this..is everything still holding up? also, how in the heck does the middle not bow, bend, or droop? I love the concept and want to put my computer monitor in the middle. I am thinking of adding the Laptop stand, SVARTÅSEN on there some how and hacking it a little bit more. Thanks for posting this!

Great build, I’m looking to do something similar for my office. Do you have any details or insight on the cable raceway you used? What kind is it and where did you find it? It looks like metal in the picture but that may just be the lighting. I found some PVC ones online with a snap-on top plate, it looks like you used that kind and secured it “upside-down” to the desk, is that the case? How has that worked for you? I’m afraid that it may be difficult to change the wiring if all the cables will fall out when I take the cover off.

The raceway is a star-tech one from Amazon.
It is a PVC secured by drilling 3 holes through. Another cool thing is you can cut them to size with an exacto knife. For wiring I first used velcro pieces to hold wires together then put them into the raceway.

Ok, I have a question, I’m also looking at building this desk but hesitating because idk if the corner where the desk connects will be uncomfortable, that’s why I’m looking at the Linnmon corner piece because it’s rounded and not just 90*

How did you make the Linnmon table tops connect so flush and smooth, like they are one piece, or do you notice the split between boards, im looking to two do this with 2 tables and just trying to get ideas on how to make it look like one whole table and not 2 tables put together, any tips cheers

if you want to make these look like 1 piece table, First, you need a space to play with it:)
Because the edges of these 2 pieces are round you can’t put together without visible seeing the line. Best way to do is: cut both these table (at which end you want to put together) by 45 degree angle ( make sure those cut have to be opposite)
Next step, lay them on flat surface, using wood glue and clamps to hold it together. Let it surely dry (whole day at least)
When it dry, sand its surface by 220grits sand paper and repeat w/ 320 or 400 grits.
This table look naturely color so you only need couple of clear coats to put it on top and wait for 24 hrs to dry before you can use. Good luck

– Yes pretty sturdy, and HEAVY 🙂
– From the photos you can see that the vika adils legs screws (the length is in description above) actually go straight through the wood into the solid area of the linnmon table, along the edge it’s actually wood and not paper 🙂
– I also added some screws along the way
– Wooden dowels (at the connection points where the pencil arrows are in the photos i just added) and metal corners really help reinforce the table.
– Also if you look carefully at the plan the areas where the linnmon tables connect are actually supported buy the wooden board and legs on each side.
– 2 weeks in so far so good.
– If I wanted it more solid (now it doesnt move actually) you could make your own legs from 4×4 🙂